The Kensington Society is an amenity society for all of Kensington, created in 1953. We have close to 700 members and some 40 affiliated societies. For more information, see the About page.

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The dismantling of Grenfell Tower has begun

Eight years after the disastrous fire that took 72 lives and made 106 surviving families homeless, the dismantling of the Grenfell Tower has begun. The work is expected to take two years and will be followed by the erection of a memorial on the site.
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Simon Jenkins at the AGM: “It’s our duty to be nimbys”

At the Kensington Society AGM on 16 June, Sir Simon Jenkins called for modern high-density low-rise town planning based on streets instead of large tower blocks, and urged everyone to be more nimby, in order to preserve London's most beautiful borough. Read his full speech!
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Latest planning news (click here for more)

Kensington Society objects to proposed planning change

The Kensington Society has strongly objected to the government's plan that planning officers will decide all but the largest planning applications, thus removing the ability for councils to let their planning committees decide applications that are considered controversial, It isn't even clear if the public will be consulted regarding such applications.
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New Newcombe House okayed by both the council and Sadiq Kahn

Just three days before the local elections, Sadiq Kahn's office accepted the KRBC approval of the new scheme for the Newcombe House site by Notting Hill Gate. This should mean that work will begin this summer, with the aim to be finished by early 2027. This is what it will look like from the top of Uxbridge Street.
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